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Montague is a small, historic town in the northern part of New Jersey. The Pennsylvania border lies about two miles west and the New York border is about six miles to the east. High Point State Park is adjacent to town and offers swimming, fishing and boating for residents and visitors. Various restaurants in the area offer a choice of cuisine for hungry travelers.

Grab and Go

A couple of places in town or nearby welcome guests who want to grab a quick bite. The Patisserie (the-patisserie.com) offers freshly baked breads for sandwiches and croissants with meats and cheeses, as well as Danish, scones and coffee cakes. Soups and salads are on the menu as well as an assortment of coffees and teas. The cafe is in Milford, Pennslvania, less than two miles from Montague.

If you're looking for a slice or an entire pie, Village Pizza (No website; 12 State Rte 23, Montague; 973-293-3364) features pizzas and Italian dinners. House specialties include chicken Parmesan, linguine with white clam sauce and calzone.

Breakfast

Diners at Waterwheel Cafe and Bakery (waterwheelcafe.com) can watch a restored 19th-century water-powered grist mill with its 24-foot working waterwheel, while they eat breakfast. The mill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Morning menu options include homemade whole-wheat pancakes, muffins, scones, croissants and Danish. Egg plates with meat and toast are available as are bagels and lox.

Quick Chek (quick-chek.com) offers a breakfast menu as well as baked goods. Order a breakfast burrito or sub sandwich with a choice of eggs, cheeses, meats and salsas, or a quesadilla with cheese. The bakery items include fresh-baked rolls, muffins, bagels and pastries. It's about eight miles southeast of Montague in Sussex.

Sports Bar and Music

Jorgenson's at the Dimmick Inn (dimmickinn.com) offers casual dining in the bar, dinner in one of three dining rooms and drink specials. The three wide-screen HDTVs show all the sporting events and there's live music in the lounge. The walls throughout are decorated with artwork from local aritsts. A large appetizer, soup and salad menu is featured. Entrees include pasta, steaks, poultry, chops, fish and burgers. There is a kid's menu. The restaurant/bar is in Mitford, PA, less than two miles from Montague.

Fine Dining

Hotel Fauchere (hotelfauchere.com) was founded in 1852 by Frenchman and chef Louis Fauchere. The Delmonico Room has been a historic dining room, named after Fauchère´s mentors, the Delmonico brothers, who owned Delmonico´s restaurant in New York. Fauchèr introduced fine dining to the area. Currently the dining room serves breakfast, Sunday jazz brunch, lunch and dinner. The dinner menu is prix fixe, with a number of menu options including vegetarian, seasonal and meat entrees that feature lamb, duck and fish. A full bar with an extensive wine and beer menu serves guests; diners can eat in the bar as well. The hotel and restaurant is in Mitford, PA, less than two miles from Montague.

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Nellene Teubner Plouffe is a writer who started her journalism career as a reporter and columnist for the "Orange County Register" newspaper in 1992. In 1995, Teubner Plouffe received a first-place award in column writing from the California Newspaper Publishers’ Association. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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